Crazy run out with the scores tied. Chuck Muralia out there now. Given apart from Doherty there have been 3 run outs and 2 other wicket takers it was the only way we'd get a wicket. Watson probably bowl a wide now…
Cricket Season Thread
- Thread starter citizen_cub
- Start date
A
alien
Guest
we should have won this game
well done to sri lanka though for not giving up
well done to sri lanka though for not giving up
Crazy Ending… Really enjoyed
Poor old Clarke (WT Fan) eyes said it all - Not having a good run and No bingle to distract him...
Poor old Clarke (WT Fan) eyes said it all - Not having a good run and No bingle to distract him...
Aussie cricket team couldn't beat an egg at the moment…
That was disgraceful last night… How hard is it to bowl a full length at the pegs? They should have been aiming at the base of the middle and off stump every ball from the time that Mathews and Malinga got out there. Johnson should be shot for his half trackers and wide deliveries. If the next Australian captain allows a team that is 8-80 chasing 240 to take the bikkies home we're in a great world of trouble. Not even Punter would snatch defeat from the jaws of victory like that.
That said, full credit to Malinga and Mathews though, they dug deep and punished a rubbish attack and deserved the win.
That said, full credit to Malinga and Mathews though, they dug deep and punished a rubbish attack and deserved the win.
Blackpearl
New member
at the moment the aussies have no bowlers who can bowl out opposition sides, johnson included. not just last night but in the first test against india it was embarrassing watching oz trying to bowl the indians out when they needed 130 oddruns with only two wickets in hand. unless i'm missing something johnson and siddle are just pluggers who do not have the ability to run through an opposition. the poms must be giggling at the moment !
Marshall_magic
New member
If we lose the Ashes this summer we will officially have hit rock bottom. It wasn't too long ago the team was near invincible, now we can't beat anybody decent. Since the controversial summer against India in 2008 the only good team we've beaten in tests is South Africa (where we played fantastic cricket). Now we have to settle with beating the rubbish countries (New Zealand, West Indies and Pakistan [who try and lose games], the team is a rabble, and it starts in the selection room).
Look at our team for the last home Ashes series, compared to what we'll be picking for the upcoming one
Langer/Watson
Hayden/Katich
Ponting/Ponting
Hussey/Clarke
Clarke/Hussey
Symonds/North
Gilchrist/Haddin
Warne/Hauritz
Lee/Johnson
Clark/Hilfenhaus
McGrath/Bollinger
In 06/07 every player in that side was world class, now we have guys completely out of form or who are not up to standard. The only guy in both sides who is better now than he was then is Michael Clarke. If we drop this Ashes series we need a proper clean out, if we are successful I can see some of the older guys in the side retiring (Hussey, Katich and Ponting), although Punter and Huss may hang around for the world cup, which I guess I am cool with, Huss is fantastic in ODIs and Punter is a great player, who can win a game with his batting/fielding, his captaincy is a little weak though.
Look at our team for the last home Ashes series, compared to what we'll be picking for the upcoming one
Langer/Watson
Hayden/Katich
Ponting/Ponting
Hussey/Clarke
Clarke/Hussey
Symonds/North
Gilchrist/Haddin
Warne/Hauritz
Lee/Johnson
Clark/Hilfenhaus
McGrath/Bollinger
In 06/07 every player in that side was world class, now we have guys completely out of form or who are not up to standard. The only guy in both sides who is better now than he was then is Michael Clarke. If we drop this Ashes series we need a proper clean out, if we are successful I can see some of the older guys in the side retiring (Hussey, Katich and Ponting), although Punter and Huss may hang around for the world cup, which I guess I am cool with, Huss is fantastic in ODIs and Punter is a great player, who can win a game with his batting/fielding, his captaincy is a little weak though.
Really worrying.
All aspects of our game are out of form. Can't bat, can't bowl, can't field at the moment.
The batting looks very patchy, no one seems to be able to make 100s anymore and no one seems to be middling them, or, they middle them but don't kick on.
The bowling just lacks variety. Ok we have some left armers, fast mediums, a leggie, offies, and all sorts of different types of bowlers, but as individual bowlers they lack variety and control. Johnson in particular, he has been in the Test side for 3 years now, longer in ODIs and yet he doesn't seem to have anymore control then when he began.
Ok we called for youth, but to call Mitchell Starc, Josh Hazlewood, James Pattinson, John Hastings and even Peter George into the the side at this stage of their careers is ridiculous.
Add to that, they leave out of form players in the side. Its like the selectors dig their heels in and think to themselves 'he is just 1 match away from a big score', I mean many of us wanted North out of the side before the India tour, he scored a 100 which to the selectors justified their decision to pick him. But what about the other 3 innings? All single figure scores. Same with Hussey, he went 15 Tests without a 100 yet he was retained because 'He is a class player' and is 'experienced', whats the point of picking someone 'experienced' if he doesnt perform?
No wonder our Test side are having middle order batting collapses, in the last 3 years Ponting averages just over 40, Hussey, North and Haddin below 40\. Watson just over 40, with Katich and Clarke the only one's touching the 50 mark.
All aspects of our game are out of form. Can't bat, can't bowl, can't field at the moment.
The batting looks very patchy, no one seems to be able to make 100s anymore and no one seems to be middling them, or, they middle them but don't kick on.
The bowling just lacks variety. Ok we have some left armers, fast mediums, a leggie, offies, and all sorts of different types of bowlers, but as individual bowlers they lack variety and control. Johnson in particular, he has been in the Test side for 3 years now, longer in ODIs and yet he doesn't seem to have anymore control then when he began.
Ok we called for youth, but to call Mitchell Starc, Josh Hazlewood, James Pattinson, John Hastings and even Peter George into the the side at this stage of their careers is ridiculous.
Add to that, they leave out of form players in the side. Its like the selectors dig their heels in and think to themselves 'he is just 1 match away from a big score', I mean many of us wanted North out of the side before the India tour, he scored a 100 which to the selectors justified their decision to pick him. But what about the other 3 innings? All single figure scores. Same with Hussey, he went 15 Tests without a 100 yet he was retained because 'He is a class player' and is 'experienced', whats the point of picking someone 'experienced' if he doesnt perform?
No wonder our Test side are having middle order batting collapses, in the last 3 years Ponting averages just over 40, Hussey, North and Haddin below 40\. Watson just over 40, with Katich and Clarke the only one's touching the 50 mark.
@Marshall_magic said:
The only consistency in the 2010-11 team is Bollinger and Katich. The rest you wouldn't have bat or bowl for your life.
Agree with you on Hussey, I think he at this point of his career he is in the same vein as Michael Bevan. He was most definitely a terrific Test batsman when he first burst onto the scene but he is much lacking form these days.
A
alien
Guest
looks like we are going to lose again…
@alien said:
Yep. Unless Smith, White and Johnson can do what Mathews and Malinga did the other night but our batting doesn't look as good and their bowling is far more disciplined.
Well if Steve Smith wants to be a national hero, here's his chance. White was uninspiring, though Watson and even Clarke looked far more comfortable. Hoping Johnson decides to pull his finger out with the bat since he has been average of late with the ball.
@stryker said:
:blush: :blush: :blush: :blush: 😱pen_mouth:
Sri Lanka…. :blush:
magpie_mania
New member
@jazza said:
this is all correct and in addition over the last 18 months i have watched the steady decline of australias batting between the15 and 35 over mark once the shine is off the ball we needto get back to quick singles and twos to mke sure the run rate keeps ticking over we love the ball coming on tothe batbut when itsnot our batting lacks intelligence with te next wc being on the sub continent we have to address this asap.
@magpie mania said:
Its been happening especially in Australia where we have the big boundaries and so you need to chip the ball, place it into gaps and run hard. If you mis-hit/misplace one, there's normally a fielder under it, overseas and you will probably get 6.
We used to be very good at that when you think of the days when we had Martyn, Lehmann and Bevan who were all masters at finding the gaps, playing with soft hands and working the spinners around. Even Symonds was good at that with the dabs to 3rd man and the paddle sweeps. Plus he had the strength to hit through the line of the ball if needed.
Clarke is good at working the ball around but even if you are good at that, you still need the odd boundary to turn a 40 off 60 into a 50 off 60\. Hussey gets bogged down against spin as well and at the moment I see White as 'block block swing', he just doesnt look loose enough to use his wrists to work the ball around.
I think once Ferguson gets an extended run, we may see the runs tick over more through the middle.
magpie_mania
New member
@jazza said:
he could be our battingx factor tell me jazza what do you think brett lees chances are of back in the one day team
